Derbyshire, Samuel –

Son of Samuel and Mary Derbyshire, of Adlington, Lancashire; husband of Grace Norris Derbyshire (nee Cranshaw), of 6, Chapel Street, Adlington, Lancashire. Formerly manager of the Central Branch of the Adlington Cooperative Society. Formerly Private 7434, 4th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Hospitalised at the military hospital Oswestry, Shropshire, aged 28 in March 1917 with pneumonia and brain fever, from which he subsequently died. Home service only.

Personal details

  • Surname: Derbyshire
  • Forename: Samuel
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Blackburn, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Adlington, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 28
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: April 6th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st/4th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 203655
  • Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Adlington, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: NONE - NOT ELIGIBLE
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Adlington Cemetery, Lancashire, UK
  • CWGC reference: A. 247.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 09/03/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6f

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